Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain image Reduced blood flow to the brain is thought to be a key factor in many forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Enhancing prefrontal cortex (PFC) cognitive functions requires identifying suitable exercises that increase cerebral blood flow. A recent study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy found that ...

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Reduced blood flow to the brain is thought to be a key factor in many forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and scientists have just identified a new mechanism regulating this flow, which may also ...

Researchers from Waseda University investigated the effects of seven types of light-intensity, short-duration exercises and found that all exercises, except static stretching with monotonous movements ...